Intel has said that their next-gen Core-X processors 'Cascade Lake-X' will offer better performance per dollar versus AMD's Ryzen Threadripper CPUs. The latest tidbit was revealed by Intel during IFA and reveals that their next-generation high-end desktop CPUs might actually be priced aggressively against Threadripper CPUs which have almost demolished Intel in the HEDT market.

We know that Intel is making new Core-X processors which will be part of their Cascade Lake-X line. The new processors will be compatible with existing and refreshed LGA 2066 socket motherboards since the only change they have to offer would be slightly higher PCIe lanes and higher clocks while being based on the 14nm++ process node.

Intel has dramatic changes coming next month for the X-series and HEDT (high-end desktop market) line as well. The new family of products code-named Cascade Lake-X will offer up to 2x the performance per dollar of the previous generation. Though it is too early to talk about the specifics of how we are accomplishing this, you will see soon enough our commitment to the X-series and W-series families across Intel. via Intel

In the slide shared by Intel which confirms that the processors will be available in the coming month, it is stated that the Cascade Lake-X processors offer much better perf per $ compared to their Skylake-X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors. Intel has taken Skylake-X as the baseline and compared to that, the Cascade Lake-X processors will offer 1.74x to 2.09x better performance per dollar. This is also better than the Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX flagship 32 core, the Threadripper 2970WX 24 core, and the Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 16 core processors.

Intel has not stated what performance metric they are using to compare these processors but it could be one of their 'real-usage' tests which recently sparked a super controversial discussion since Intel was basically saying that reviewers need to revise their testing methodology and use benchmarks that reflect actual consumer usage rather than those aimed at a niche. The HEDT lineups already fall in a niche market should include benchmarks that Intel doesn't consider to be relevant such as Cinebench and other rendering applications.

Anyways, moving on we can see that Intel is considering some massive price updates with their upcoming line which is the only reason we are looking at higher performance per dollar since Intel can only get too far away with clock speeds which are already at their upper limit on the current lineup. The 18 core flagship, the Core i9-9980XE currently costs $2000 US compared to the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX with 32 cores that costs $1800 US (lower with price cuts considering Ryzen Threadripper 3000 is just on the horizon).

Intel HEDT Processor Families:

Intel HEDT Family

Gulftown

Sandy Bridge-E

Ivy Bridge-E

Haswell-E

Broadwell-E

Skylake-X

Skylake-X

Skylake-X

Cascade Lake-X

Process Node

32nm

32nm

22nm

22nm

14nm

14nm+

14nm+

14nm+

14nm++

Flagship SKU

Core i7-980X

Core i7-3960X

Core i7-4960X

Core i7-5960X

Core i7-6950X

Core i9-7980XE

Core i9-9980XE

Xeon W-3175X

Core i9-10980XE

Max Cores/Threads

6/12

6/12

6/12

8/16

10/20

18/36

18/36

28/56

18/36

Clock Speeds

3.33/3,60 GHz

3.30/3.90 GHz

3.60/4.00 GHz

3.00/3.50 GHz

3.00/3.50 GHz

2.60/4.20 GHz

3.00/4.50 GHz

3.10/4.30 GHz

3.00 / 4.80 GHz

Max Cache

12 MB L3

15 MB L3

15 MB L3

20 MB L3

25 MB L3

24.75 MB L3

24.75 MB L3

38.5 MB L3

24.75 MB L3

Max PCI-Express Lanes (CPU)

32 Gen2

40 Gen2

40 Gen3

40 Gen3

40 Gen3

44 Gen3

44 Gen3

44 Gen3

44 Gen3

Chipset Compatiblity

X58 Chipset

X79 Chipset

X79 Chipset

X99 Chipset

X99 Chipset

X299

X299

C612E

X299

Socket Compatiblity

LGA 1366

LGA 2011

LGA 2011

LGA 2011-3

LGA 2011-3

LGA 2066

LGA 2066

LGA 3647

LGA 2066

Memory Compatiblity

DDR3-1066

DDR3-1600

DDR3-1866

DDR4-2133

DDR4-2400

DDR4-2666

DDR4-2800

DDR4-2666

DDR4-2933

Max TDP

130W

130W

130W

140W

140W

165W

165W

255W

165W

Launch

Q1 2010

Q4 2011

Q3 2013

Q3 2014

Q2 2016

Q3 2017

Q4 2018

Q4 2018

Q4 2019

Launch Price

$999 US

$999 US

$999 US

$1059 US

$1700 US

$1999 US

$1979 US

~$4000 US

$979 US

Intel is also shifting their Xeon W lineup over to the LGA 3647 socket so that eases up production and supply for the HEDT market. It looks like we will be looking at more performance and specification details in the coming month so we will keep you posted as soon as we hear more from Intel.

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